Justification:
A small houndshark reported from northwestern Western Australia, Queensland and Vanuatu. Recorded from the continental slope at depths of 250 to 475 m. The species produces small litters of 4 to 5 young, but little else is known of its biology. It is of minor interest to fisheries although it is likely to be taken as bycatch in the small Australian Commonwealth managed North West Slope Trawl Fishery. More information is needed on its biology and abundance, particularly as it seems to be naturally rare.

Recorded from the Eastern Indian in northwestern Australia from off Shark Bay (Western Australia) to off Darwin (Northern Territory) and the West Pacific from off tropical Queensland (between Townsville and Cairns) and Vanuatu.

Recorded in tropical waters on the continental slope at depths of 250 to 475 m. Maximum size at least 75 cm total length (TL). Born at about 25 cm TL and males mature at about 45 cm TL. The species is viviparous with a yolk-sac placenta with litters of 4 to 5 young. Diet consists mainly of cephalopods. Nothing else known of its biology.

Iago garricki is of minor interest to fisheries (Compagno and Niem 1999). It is likely to be taken as bycatch in the Australian Commonwealth managed North West Slope Trawl Fishery which operates at depths of >200 m off northwestern Western Australia. This fishery is small and no actual data on bycatch levels are available (Harris and Ward 1999).